Lead Technical Director, ATE & Systems Integration

Lynx Recruitment Ltd; Beckingthorpe; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynx Recruitment Ltd is seeking a technically strong Technical Director to steer the technical direction of a specialist engineering business delivering bespoke Automated Test Equipment (ATE), test systems and fixtures for aerospace, defence, automotive, medical and industrial sectors.

This hands-on leadership role requires strategic direction while retaining deep knowledge of ATE, electronics, hardware, software and mechanical integration across projects from requirements through commissioning.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Automated Test Equipment (ATE), test systems or automated testing.
• Strong electronics/electrical engineering background.
• Proven hands-on experience with electronic hardware and circuit design.
• Strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics, instrumentation and fault finding.
• Experience designing and developing test rigs, fixtures, test stations or ATE systems.
• Strong experience with LabVIEW, TestStand, PXI, DAQ and/or test instrumentation.
• Understanding of electrical, electronic, software and mechanical system integration.
• Experience taking test systems from customer requirements through design, build, integration and commissioning.
• Previous experience leading engineers or technical teams.
• Ability to provide both strategic technical leadership and detailed technical input.
• Engineering qualification essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical strategy across ATE systems and collaborate with customers from requirements to commissioning.
• Support engineering teams and challenge technical solutions to ensure robust designs.
• Provide hands-on technical input while guiding senior engineers and technicians.

Skills

Technical leadership

Strategic thinking

Hands-on engineering

Team leadership

Problem solving

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

LabVIEW

TestStand

PXI

DAQ

Job description

Lynx Recruitment Ltd is seeking a technically strong Technical Director to steer the technical direction of a specialist engineering business delivering bespoke Automated Test Equipment (ATE), test systems and fixtures for aerospace, defence, automotive, medical and industrial sectors.

This hands-on leadership role requires strategic direction while retaining deep knowledge of ATE, electronics, hardware, software and mechanical integration across projects from requirements through commissioning.